Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka shocked everyone with her pregnancy announcement. While the fans were waiting for her decision regarding the Australian Open, she shared the good news. For now, the 25-year-old is out of tennis for a long period and is preparing herself for the new responsibility. However, that doesn’t mean that the four-time Grand Slam champion can not have fun. She recently expressed her excitement about the upcoming world tour of Beyoncé’s new album. Here’s what happened.
Naomi Osaka is excited about Beyoncé’s world tour
Popular singer Beyoncé made a recent announcement about her album’s world tour. Taking to her Instagram account, the American posted her picture in stunning silver color apparel. While we can see her riding a silver horse, she has the same color hat to match it.
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It is huge news for Beyonce fans and Naomi Osaka is one of them. The former world number one could not control her excitement and came up with an Instagram story to cheer for her favorite superstar. “
We’re outside,” she wrote in the caption.
Osaka has been away from tennis well before her pregnancy announcement. The 25-year-old was also suffering from a dip in form throughout the season. Adding to that, she also faced multiple injury issues which derailed her campaign completely in the 2022 season.
Is Osaka going to retire?
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Naomi Osaka’s maternity break came at a time when people were questioning her intent and passion to play tennis anymore. Time and again people targeted her increasing interest in business and money-making rather than focusing completely on the sport.
As we saw in the later stage of Serena Williams‘ career, the American was donning different hats at the same time. While Osaka had a forgettable season last year, popular tennis journalist Ben Rothenberg made a claim that Osaka might just have retired. However, the four-time Grand Slam champion is not announcing it right now as it will surely raise a lot of bells.
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Now that Osaka is out for at least a year, the challenge of making a comeback became even tougher for the Japanese. Do you think Osaka is going to return to the tennis court again? Let us know in the comments section.